Monday, September 19, 2011

Morning found us calmly unawareNoon burn gold into our hairAt night, we swim the laughin' seaWhen summer's goneWhere will we beSummer's almost goneSummer's almost goneWe had some good timesBut they're goneThe winter's comin' onSummer's almost gone

Friday, September 16, 2011

On this Friday Self Publish, Be Happy celebrates the launch of SPBN - Self Publish, Be Naughty book at Revolver in Oslo

September 16, 8:30pm - 11:00pm

Revolver

Møller gt. 32

Oslo, Norway

SPBN is a book about love/sex/desire/lust/intimacy created with the help of Self Publish, Be Happy’s extended network of contributors. In the spirit of SP,BH’s collective ethos, a call for submissions for “naughty” pictures was launched in March 2011. More than 5,000 photographs from around the world were submitted, by both established artists and young up-and-coming practitioners.

SPBN showcases 122 of these photographs by 75 different artists. The photographs, presented in a continuous flux, offer a powerful and uncompromising exploration of contemporary approaches to the themes of sex, desires and taboos within photography. From the surreal to the mundane, from the allusive to the graphic, the images challenge the tradition of erotic photobooks and their very ghettoised approach to desires.

Art: is it/can it be for everyone?” Both ‘yes’ and ’no’ are bold answers. So let’s pose the question differently: is it/can it be democratic, and can it be completely accessible to everyone? The “Sweeten Your Culture” project says it most certainly can. We would like the European Culture Congress to be an opportunity for art to reach aware and unaware audiences in a natural and random fashion. We won’t invite anyone to talks, lectures, exhibitions, and panel discussions with finite audiences and limited seats. What we will do is encourage sensual rather than intellectual activities. Enjoy local baked goods packed in paper designed by young artists.